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sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)
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pine
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Pronunciation
Noun
甘松
- plant of genus Nardostachys
- spikenard, the plant Nardostachys jatamansi
- (traditional Chinese medicine) Nardostachydis Radix seu Rhizoma, the root and rhizome of Nardostachys
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 甘松 (MC kam zjowng).
Noun
甘松 • (kanshō)
- plants of genus Nardostachys
- (in particular) spikenard, the plant Nardostachys jatamansi
Synonym: 甘松香 (kanshōkō)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カンショウ.